Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday named West Indies fast bowling great Courtney Walsh as interim coach for next month’s tri-nation Twenty20 series in Sri Lanka. Walsh has been Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach since early 2016 but had never been called on to take charge of the entire squad.
Bangladesh have been without a head coach since October when Chandika Hathurusingha, a former Sri Lankan batsman, quit after three years at the helm to join his home team. Former skipper Khaled Mahmud filled the void as team director recently, when Bangladesh lost a Test and Twenty20 home series against Sri Lanka.
“Walsh has vast experience and everyone respects him as well,” Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan told.
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh named a 16-man squad. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included despite a niggling finger injury that forced him out of the recent Sri Lanka series. Off-spinner Mehedi Hasan will fill in as back-up.
